Inventor · Kirkland, WA, US

Christopher Stephen Hall

33Patents
7h-index
62Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1998 → Jul 11, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9757034B2 Flexible tether with integrated sensors for dynamic instrument tracking Human Necessities 27 Active
US7179449B2 Enhanced ultrasound detection with temperature-dependent contrast agents Human Necessities 24 Expired
US8932239B2 Method and apparatus for ultrasound drug delivery and thermal therapy with phase-convertible fluids Human Necessities 19 Active
US8233221B2 Adjustable lens system for real-time applications Physics 17 Active
US8475442B2 Ultrasonic assembly with adjustable fluid lens Human Necessities 16 Active
US8323221B2 Tissue temperature indicating element for ultrasound therapy Human Necessities 9 Active
US8702612B2 Catheter for three-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography and system including the same Human Necessities 7 Active
US6148655A Method for calibrating ultrasound devices and contrast agents and system therefor Physics 7 Expired
US7957219B2 Method and apparatus for elevation focus control of acoustic waves Physics 4 Active
US10194831B2 Apparatus, system and method for imaging and treatment using optical position sensing Human Necessities 3 Active
US8050748B2 Decision support system to detect the presence of artifacts in patients monitoring signals using morphograms Physics 3 Active
US8500641B2 Apparatus and method for 3D ultrasound imaging and therapy Human Necessities 3 Active
US10265544B2 Real-time tumor perfusion imaging during radiation therapy delivery Physics 2 Active
US10213622B2 Real-time quantification of skin burns in external beam radiation therapy Human Necessities 1 Active
US10565711B2 Self-aware image segmentation methods and systems Physics 1 Active
US9022939B2 Microbubble generating technique for phase aberration correction Human Necessities 1 Active
US10453174B2 Endoscopic registration of vessel tree images Physics 1 Active
US9430614B2 Interventional information brokering medical tracking interface Human Necessities 1 Active
US11348229B2 Determining regions of hyperdense lung tissue in an image of a lung Physics 0 Active
US11006923B2 Ultrasonically guided biopsies in three dimensions Human Necessities 0 Active
US11617623B2 Virtual image with optical shape sensing device perspective Human Necessities 0 Active
US9844361B2 Pulmonary ultrasound techniques for elastography in lungs Human Necessities 0 Active
US9700737B2 Brachytherapy apparatus Human Necessities 0 Active
US9607381B2 Accurate and rapid mapping of points from ultrasound images to tracking systems Physics 0 Active
US10776913B2 Method and system for quantitative evaluation of image segmentation Physics 0 Active

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